[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lawful-tyrant":3,"chapter-lawful-tyrant-lawful-tyrant-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lawful Tyrant",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2284914,4469,"Chapter 30: Thank You","lawful-tyrant-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Overnight passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the morning of January 14, the weather shifted from clear to overcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to yesterday’s operation, today required a performance report; after breakfast, Lin Qing practiced the combat technique once more before heading to the branch office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three third-class merits in just one month?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the branch office, Branch Chief Kou Guoyong finished reading the report on screen, then smiled at Lin Qing and said, “Your promotion speed is even faster than your sister’s—before you know it, you’re already a Level Two Patrol Officer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luck,” Lin Qing smiled. “Maybe in a while, I’ll be promoted to Patrol Officer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kou Guoyong chuckled, assuming this was the youthful arrogance of a kid, and laughed along: “Then I’ll be eagerly waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you’d better keep a close eye,” Lin Qing said, mentally preparing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m watching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kou Guoyong’s belly shook beneath his desk as he laughed, then added: “The merits and reward money still need processing—should be approved within a week.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already? Chief Kou, is there no follow-up to this case?” Lin Qing asked. “Those two fugitives had too many inconsistencies. After interrogation, investigating their fingerprint records and artificial iris data should uncover more leads.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this case were dug deeper to eliminate more criminals, his Order Rank could rise significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all good for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kou Guoyong shook his head: “You can still check the fingerprint records and artificial iris data, but interrogation is no longer possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No longer possible?” Lin Qing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those two fugitives died before last night’s interrogation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kou Guoyong sighed. “The Public Security Bureau says both had specially packaged toxins implanted under their skin. As soon as they woke up, they swallowed them and killed themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suicide by poison?” Lin Qing frowned. “Didn’t they scan them during detention?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. The packaging was too sophisticated. Public Security concluded it was suicide out of guilt,” Kou Guoyong said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing asked, “But these two were fugitives who fought in underground bouts—shouldn’t we investigate further?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you search them last night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kou Guoyong said, “Your team member Teng Feiyu came to me too—he went to the municipal bureau, desperate to find the underground boxing ring. But how do you investigate something with no evidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing nodded slightly, saying nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew: with the two fugitives dead, the trail was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he searched the Red Oak Boxing Gym again and moved the lockers in that mysterious changing room, this suspicion alone couldn’t sustain further investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Public Security couldn’t solve this case, he could now try to claim the merit himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he succeeded, the reward wouldn’t be small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, he needed to learn more about the Red Oak Boxing Gym, continue improving his strength, and act only when he had confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Chief Kou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing suddenly asked, “Do you know Teng Feiyu’s background? He knows a lot about criminal investigation and is unusually eager to pursue this case—he doesn’t seem like a regular Patrol Officer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His background?” Kou Guoyong shook his head. “I can’t say. If you want to know, ask him yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the Branch Chief’s office, Lin Qing went to the seventh team’s office on the first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On duty were Teng Feiyu and Zhao Jiayi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiayi greeted him Zhudong , as if she had something to say, raising her hand: “Team Leader, I—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Teng Feiyu stood up, cutting her off, eager to ask: “Tonight, can we continue searching the Red Oak Boxing Gym and Qingtai Hotel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t we search them last night?” Lin Qing glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But both places clearly have problems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu couldn’t hold back: “Isn’t the duty of a Patrol Officer to investigate suspicious locations?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we found nothing yesterday,” Lin Qing said calmly. “What’s the point of searching again? A Level One search warrant only allows so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu fell silent for a moment, then said: “Then… can we investigate secretly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean applying for plainclothes search?” Lin Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Teng Feiyu shook his head. “We just go directly—without applying or reporting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?” Lin Qing looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu fell silent again, then said: “I suspect the Red Oak Boxing Gym and Qingtai Hotel received advance warning and prepared defenses—that’s why we found nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Advance warning?” Lin Qing smiled. “You’re suggesting someone in our team or Team Two is connected to the underground ring, acting as a shield and leaking information?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu was startled—he hadn’t expected Lin Qing to say it so bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he remained silent, clearly accepting Lin Qing’s implication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then who do you think it is?” Lin Qing said with a hint of mockery. “Han Ying? Ruan Bing? Zhao Jiayi? Me? Or Team Leader Han from Team Two? Or the Acting Team Captain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You see—you understand you can’t speak without evidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing shook his head slightly. “The same applies: without evidence, you can’t act recklessly. If you really want to investigate, go alone—don’t drag the whole team into it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...I understand,” Teng Feiyu muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing glanced at him, then offered a promise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you find concrete evidence privately and confirm the truth, when the time comes, I can lead you to search directly—without submitting a formal request.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Feiyu took a deep breath. “I’ll do my best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing grunted, saying no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Teng Feiyu was aware of the underground ring’s existence—otherwise he wouldn’t have targeted those two locations so directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Teng Feiyu clearly lacked sufficient evidence—otherwise he wouldn’t need to search. Meanwhile, Lin Qing himself needed to learn what the underground ring was like, how strong it was, and plan accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having someone investigate on his behalf wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a major merit was earned, even conducting a search without a formal request would be trivial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader, I have something I’d like to tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhao Jiayi spoke up cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Lin Qing looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we go to the conference room?” Zhao Jiayi lowered her head shyly. “I’d like to speak with you alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Could she be about to confess her feelings?… Lin Qing gave her a strange look, recalling her strange coincidences last night, then said: “Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team Leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the conference room, Zhao Jiayi said hesitantly: “Actually, I have a favor to ask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go ahead,” Lin Qing sat across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a friend… who just succeeded in the Four-Six Training Method and wants to buy three sets of High-Energy Sustained Release Liquid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiayi whispered: “I heard the internal branch price is only 69,999 per set. Could you help me buy three?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A friend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing studied her oddly. “Be honest—your friend is you, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: “Even if Patrol Officers have this privilege, it’s only for those within the Patrol system, and must be consumed on-site—you can’t give it to others, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright…” Zhao Jiayi coughed lightly. “Team Leader, it’s for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You succeeded in the Four-Six Training Method?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing studied her—no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reviewing her luck during last night’s operation, he’d already suspected as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odds of an ordinary person coincidentally knocking out the fugitive with a stun baton were extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiayi blushed slightly. “I didn’t mean to hide it… I just thought I couldn’t pass the Patrol Officer professional exam yet, so there was no need to reveal it early—otherwise they’d assign me too many tasks, and it’d be troublesome…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see,” Lin Qing nodded slightly, believing her somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His intuition also told him she was telling the truth—she’d said it plainly, so there was no reason to lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiayi secretly exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explanation should be reasonable enough…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, revealing just the Four-Six Training Method wasn’t the worst—Dad said as long as I don’t expose my most important ability…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can help you,” Lin Qing asked casually. “But do you have the money? Three sets cost 210,000.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the 120,000 reward money, it’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Jiayi said earnestly: “As thanks, and for saving me yesterday, I’ll transfer my third-class merit to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Lin Qing froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1366,"2026-06-20T02:41:34.488Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ec273ae1170b34c6e810575862e428d69d88cf1e44d9d0eb26671f3412d16992","lawful-tyrant-chapter-31","lawful-tyrant-chapter-29",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flawful-tyrant-cover.jpg"]